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The Voice: A Future Leader Inspiring The Next Generation Bushra Amiwala became the youngest Muslim to hold public office in the country when she was elected to be a Skokie school district school board member. The Power Players: Shattering Stereotypes To Show 'We Can Do It' Patrice Banks is an engineer turned mechanic who in 2016 founded the Girls Auto Clinic, a Pennsylvania-based repair center staffed by and focusing on women. As part of her #SheCANic movement, Banks teaches women about car mechanics so they can more confidently and comfortably navigate car repairs. Kimberly Bryant is an engineer and founder of Black Girls Code who is helping Black girls program their own future. She is motivating these girls to see themselves as creators, engineers and future tech bosses.
Three African Americans working on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City opened up about the health crisis which is disproportionately impacting their community. "In a few months, you can develop a skillset that can provide you a pathway to a high wage career," said Aedan MacDonald, the founder and director of the program. Drawing on his own experience in the prison system, MacDonald, who is white, worked with the university's Center for Justice to develop a plan to help turn the tide on the country's recidivism rate. "Even though reentry was very difficult, it was easier for me than it would be for people of color who are returning home," said MacDonald.
At a kindergarten in Brooklyn, the NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza celebrated with students. Students are generally taught to use their inside voices, but on Wednesday, the students at PS 1 Bergen were encouraged to speak up -- through the power of reading. "When you read someone else's story and you hear their experiences, it helps you understand what they've been through," kindergarten teacher Lunisol Tavarez said. Carranza read to a group of kindergartners in celebration of Black History Month and World Read Aloud Day. The nonprofit LitWorld started World Read Aloud Day in 2010 to create community, advocate for literacy as a basic human right and to amplify new stories.